 ... girls. Altogether there are the sum of 22 and 66, or 88 pupils, which is the number the problem says there are. Hence, the answer is right. 2. There are 7 sheep for every lamb in a pasture, and 96 sheep and lambs altogether. How many lambs are there...  Practical Elementary Algebra - Page 10by Joseph Victor Collins - 1908 - 420 pagesFull view - About this book
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...three times as many girls as boys, then there are 66 girls. Altogether there are the sum of 22 and 66, or 88 pupils, which is the number the problem says...number of pounds in weight of third package. Then x + 2 x + 3 x = 24, the sum of the weights of all, or, 6 x = 24, by adding x, 2 x, and 3 x ; then x = J of... | |
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...pupils, which is the number the problem says there are. Hence, the answer is right. 2. There are 7 bheep for every lamb in a pasture, and 96 sheep and lambs...number of pounds in weight of third package. Then x + 2x + 3x = 24, the sum of the weights of all, or, G x = 24, by adding x, 2 x, and 3 z ; then x = J... | |
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